Who Speaks for the I'A. By SAM LIPSKI aspect of the new White House As recent weeks have dem- assessments on the dangers to onstrated, events are moving American Interests which have £0 rapidly in the Middle East emerged from the Soviet introthat yesterday's analysis can duction of combat troops into be out-dated by the time it gets Egypt, is that they have belatedly accepted the warnings Into print tomorrow. There is, however, one un- Israeli analysis gave many changing fact since the 19G7 months ago when the Russian Arab-Israeli war. And that is push assumed new proportions. Because of t h e . c o n f u s i o n the way in which the Soviet Union has forced the "United which often surrounds the States into a position where it mass media's response to a must be on the defensive; new direction of government wMere the pace of events is dic- thinking, the dimensions of tated by M o s c o w , and hot change in the Nixon administration are still far from fully Washington. Perhaps the most revealing grasped.
Another reason for the confusion is the "doublethink" which persists even today within different levels of the administration. The question is raised: who speaks for the Un'tcd States? Is it President Nixon when he welcomes Golda Meir to the W h i t e H o u s e with great warmth and re-assurance and leaves her with the feeling that Israel "has a friend in the White House?" • Or is it the State Department two months later which presents plans for I s r a e l i Egyptian and Israel-Jordanian
settlements ,.marked by a sigSo it has gone from the very nificant erosion of American beginning of this administracommitment to Israel's secu- tion and the answer, of course, rity? * is that the duality of American , Is it President Nixon in his policy towards the Middle East foreign policy message to Con- will probably continue. At vagress of February 18 when he rious times, such as at the prewarns the Soviet Union the- sent, when the critical nature United States would be con- of'the situation becomes incerned at Soviet attempts to escapable, the White House achieve hegemony in the Mid- will reclaim its control over dle East? Middle East policy. The lesson to American poOr is it Mr. Rogers in March announcing that Israel's re- licy makers must be apparent quest for planes was being held now from the u n f o 1 d i n g of in abeyance because the Soviet events. The pattern of those intervention w a s essentially events was clear months ago; (Continued on Page 8) "defensive?" •
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Washington, (JTA) — Assist- were present in the Mideast. ant Secretary of State Joseph He estimated Soviet strength J. Sisco acknowledged that the in Egypt at 8-10,000' men and "heavy" Soviet involvement in reported "a recent substantial tho Middle East has "affected' increase in ship off-loadings the balance" in that region and and plane landings" in that d e c l a r e d that "the.United country. He said the Russians States is resolved to do any- appeared to be sending amthing necessary" to preserve phibious equipment to Egypt it. and remarked that "it doesn't Mr. Sisco, who heads the look like defensive equipment State Department's Near East to me." Mr. Sisco said the ..and South Asia division, said, Russians, have, rejected every "The heavy Soviet Involvement offer to limit arms shipments has injected a new qualitative to the Mideast. Senators Agree factor." He declined to say Two U.S. Senators,, members whether the U.S. will provide Israel with the additional com- of the Senate Foreign Relations bat jets it has requested or to Committee, agreed in separate comment on a Newsweek re- interviews that the M i d d l e port that additional p l a n e s East was far more important to the United States than Viethave "already been sold. Mr. Sisco referred to Presi- nam and constituted a graver dent R i c h a r d M. Nixon's threat to tho free world. Sen. pledge of July 1 to preserve Jacob K. Javlts, New York Israel's deterrent strength and told newsmen, "Just take President Nixon's statement at face value." The Assistant Secretary agreed that grave dangers
Newsweek Reports Shipments Of U.S. Phantom Jets to Israel Washington (JTA) . . . Re- delivery quotas and lime-tables ports that tho Nixon Adminis- nnd, most important, without tration is quietly sending addi- publicity. Newsweek's Pentagon cortional Phantom jets to Israel his notr been confirmed by ad- respondent Lloyd Norman recently reported that President ministration sources. ~~: One high official insisted Nixon "secretly ordered the that President Nixon has not Pentagon torush a shipment of yet made a decision on Israel's F-4E Phantom jets—and highlong pending request for 25, ly classified electronic equipmore Phantoms and 100 Sky- ment to the Israel Air Force." hawk jets. But there is growing According to Mr. Norman, the President "agreed to supply Is4 U £ ^ b 4 h t t h E i d t thi month th with th a total t t l off seriously concerned with the racll this eight. Phantoms—two of them mounting S oviet military threat In the Mideast, is replacing Is- already promised under existrael's combat losses in a "man- ing contract and six more ner that gives the United States which tho U.S. will take from a free hand unencumbered by production lines earmarked for its own air forces . . . In addition, the President also assured Israel that, starting in August, it will receive two Phantom jets each month for the indefinite future," Newsweek reported. • United Nations, N.Y. (JTA) Under its contract with the Israeli Ambassador Yosef Te- Johnson Administration, Israel koah,met with Secretary Gen- received tho first of 50 Phan' eral U Thant, and later told toms in Sept., 1969 and denewsmen he felt Mr. Thant's liveries have continued at a remarks in Geneva reflected rate of four a month. At that the Arab-Soviet point of view. pace, Israel should have reMr. Thant had termed tho ceived about 40 of tho superSoviet Middle East plan "con- sonic jets so far with delivery of the balance to be completed crete and realistic." Mr, Tekoah reiterated his by the end of this year. Acr charge that the UN Is domin- cording to the Newsweek reated by the Arab-Soviet bloc, port, Israel is getting Phanbut added that Israel will insist toms under tho original conon her rights "despite the one- tract plus an unspecified numsided-views of tho Secretary ber of additional jets to replace its combat losses. General."
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Republican, said the Middle East crisis has "infinitely greater urgency for the United States" than the situation in Vietnam. "The fundamental interest and indeed the. future of the entire free world" depends on the outcome of the Mideast conflict, he said and "we're not going to let it go down the drain." Sen. Stuart Symington, Missouri Democrat, called. the Mideast situation "infinitely more serious" and "more Important to the U.S. than Viet nam." He said Soviet success in that region would make it the dominant factor in the Mideast and "the whole concept of' NATO would fall on its face." He warned that the failure to sell more jets to Israel "would guarantee I s r a e l ' s destruction." ' •"•-•;•
Campus Discussion Tuesday at Beth El
Omaha . . . "The Campus: Jewish Disaster Area?" will be discussed at Beth El Synagogue, Tuesday, July 21, at 8 p.m. Marty- Shukert, Yale. University senior, will lead a panel of college students in the discussion. Rabbi Myer S. Kripke'rwnr head the panel of "members of the establishment" in tho informal discussion. The meeting of college students and adults is open to the community at large. Questions
New York (JTA)—The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has written to President Nixon to express "deep appreciation" Tormr"forthright analysis"-of-1 the Middle East situation in his televised remarks July 1. '.'We arc confident,"- tho letter signed by Conference president Dr. William A. Wexler said, "that appropriate measures, will be taken to leave no doubt about tho credibility of America's resolve. We are re-" assured by your firm statement that you will maintain the balance of power, because once it sliifts against Israel there will bo a war." Soviet "predominance" in the area, • the letter said, would result in "the expulsion of Western nations"; in addition, tho North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Eastern, flank would, be "crucially weakened, .thus endangering our European allies." The letter. was the Conference's first to the President since Secretary of State William P. Rogers' late-March announcement that jet sales to Israel would be held "in abeyance." • '• , . >•• •
and discussion from, the audience will be welcomed. In. announcing plans for tho unique program, Rabbi Kripta explained that the generation gap cannot be bridged without communication. "This meeting will give us a chance to sit face to face with our young~peopler home from college, and discuss the various matters that concern us all." Rabbi Kripke urged all interested members of the community to attend. He indicated that future discussions would bo planned if sufficient interest was shown In the project.